Astronomers have found a black hole just 1,000 light-years away, which, on cosmic scales, is almost on our doorstep.

Press release by the European Southern Observatory confirms that Astronomers have discovered a black hole 10,00 light-years away from the Earth.

Press release by the European Southern Observatory confirms that Astronomers have discovered a black hole 10,00 light-years away from the Earth.The Observatory on 6 April 2020 said that a group a team of astronomers from the ESO and other institutes has discovered a black hole in HR 6819. At just 1,000 light-years away in the constellation of Telescopium, the black hole was closest to Earth that astronomers have found to date. The team found evidence for the invisible object by tracking its two companion stars using the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. ESO scientist Thomas Rivinius, who led the study confirmed that the black hole was so close it could be seen with the naked eye.